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Carly's Poem - A Nation Rocked To SleepAug 08 '05 Write an essay on this topic.
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I'm asking all who know me on this site to please read this. It's a poem. It is not written by me but by Carly, sister to Casey who was killed in Iraq. As you know my son was in Iraq for a year and thankfully he came home safe. Too many others haven't. I feel betrayed by our President. When this war first started I believed he would never sent young men and women to their deaths for a frivolous reason or personal gain. How wrong I was. Here is Carly's poem. It is also on my profile page along with other links to help support our troops. *CARLY'S POEM* A Nation Rocked to sleep by Carly Sheehan Brother Casey KIA 04/04/04 Sadr City Baghdad Have you ever heard the sound of a mother screaming for her son? The torrential rains of a mother's weeping will never be done They call him a hero, you should be glad that he's one, but Have you ever heard the sound of a mother screaming for her son? Have you ever heard the sound of a father holding back his cries? He must be brave because his boy died for another man's lies The only grief he allows himself are long, deep sighs Have you ever heard the sound of a father holding back his cries? Have you ever heard the sound of taps played at your brother's grave? They say that he died so that the flag will continue to wave But I believe he died because they had oil to save Have you ever heard the sound of taps played at your brother's grave? Have you ever heard the sound of a nation being rocked to sleep? The leaders want to keep you numb so the pain won't be so deep But if we the people let them continue another mother will weep Have you ever heard the sound of a nation being rocked to sleep? A link to this website is provided and if you scroll down you will find this poem along with some words from her mom. It's heartbreaking. www.gsfp.org (working link is provided on my profile page) Thanks from my heart for reading. Char  |
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